Burnout syndrome in medical residencies in a tertiary care hospital in Puebla
Óscar E. Tinoco-Santillan 1 
, Carlos A. López-Bernal 2 , Nancy R. Bertado-Ramírez 3 , Álvaro J. Montiel-Jarquín 4 , Arturo García-Galicia 3 , Angélica Porras-Juárez 5 , José A. Parra-Salazar 6 , Susana Barrera-Hernández 7
1 Departamento de Cirugía General, Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Puebla, México; 2 Department of Coloproctology. High Specialty Medical Unit Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Gral. de Div. Manuel Ávila Camacho, IMSS. Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexico; 3 Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud. Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Pue., México; 4 Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud, Centro Médico Nacional Gral. de Div. Manuel Ávila Camacho, Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) Puebla, México; 5 Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud, Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Puebla, México; 6 Dirección General, Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Puebla, México; 7 Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 2Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
*Correspondence: Álvaro J. Montiel-Jarquín. Email: alvaro.montielj@imss.gob.mx
Abstract
Background: Burnout syndrome is a response to stress, characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal achievement. It affects residents, which work on emotionally demanding situations, compromising their well-being and the quality of medical care.
Objective: To compare the degrees of burnout in residents of different specialties in a third level medical facility.
Material and methods: Comparative study, there were 236 residents during March-September 2024. The Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire was applied. Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal fulfillment were analyzed. Variables included were age, gender, marital status, specialty and academic degree. The data were analyzed in SPSS v27 using descriptive statistics as well as χ2 (p < 0.05).
Results: 34.7% (n = 82) of the residents presented burnout. The most affected specialties were internal medicine (22%), general surgery (20.7%) and anesthesiology (12.2%). Second-year residents had a higher prevalence of burnout (47.6%). 88.6% of those affected were single. 14.6% were taking psychiatric medications.
Conclusions: Burnout was most presented in residents of internal medicine, general surgery and anesthesiology. These results suggest the importance of implementing strategies for applying measures that favor improvement in conditions in resident development environments.
